By MCF President Trista Harris
The election brought to light extreme divisions in our country. Family members have stopped speaking, high school friends have been blocked on Facebook, and the racism, sexism and xenophobia that...
by Susan Hammel, CFA, MCF Executive in Residence
Imagine my surprise when a hedge fund manager invited me to a retreat of the “Gratitude Railroad” rather...
Executive in Residence Susan Hammel shares her experiences from the Social Capital Markets Conference with Storify! Experience the conference through her eyes:
Eighteen months ago, independent financial advisor and Hub member Jina Penn Tracy decided to connect with other experts about aligning mission and values. She asked...
By Leah Lundquist, MCF program manager for Leadership Development...
By Susan Hammel, MCF executive in residence, Mission Investing
Struggling artists fared even worse than usual during the Great Recession when many arts organizations...
A guest post by Luz Maria Frias, vice president of community impact at The Minneapolis Foundation.
Despite...
A message from Trista Harris to MCF members
“Last night’s attack on the Dallas Police, and the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile this week, remind us that we have much work to do to build safe and non-violent...
By Naomi Marx with contributions from Leah Lundquist
As The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota re-imagines its strategic plan for the next five to ten years, it is clear they are going full-on design thinking to...
by Susan Hammel, MCF executive in residence, Mission Investing
From 10 people huddled in a conference room 20 years ago to over 500 attending May’s Mission Investors Exchange...
